An accused street racer on Tuesday, Jan. 28, became the second driver to go on trial for the Santa Ana crash that killed an ...

The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region ...

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The majority of weather alerts issued for Southern California - including several Red Flag Warnings - have expired as Santa Ana winds relax. The next Santa Ana wind event is expected to return ...

The reason for the start of the California wildfires is in part due to the Santa-Ana winds. These form over the Sierra mountains when high pressure builds in from the east. Air pushes down the ...

(Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP)(AFP) Dry Santa Ana wind gusts of 45 to 70 miles ... not just in Los Angeles but also in other Southern California counties that were also under elevated fire ...

The Santa Ana winds have been a major factor in the spread of the Los Angeles wildfires. The National asks Prof. Janine Baijnath-Rodino, director of meteorology at UCLA, to break down why the ...

Here’s why these wind patterns can be so destructive. The Santa Ana winds (named for a canyon in Southern California) are abrupt bursts of dry, hot air blowing into the Los Angeles region from ...

A red flag warning was in effect late on Monday as dry, dangerous Santa Ana winds picked up speed ... crews in Los Angeles and other Southern California counties that were under elevated fire ...

But the recent apocalyptic California fires were the result of a perfect storm of conditions: severe drought and Santa Ana winds. Downtown Los Angeles received just 0.16 inches of rain since ...

(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes,File) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Santa Ana winds are common in Southern California during cooler months. Here’s a look at the often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees ...